Beating Tom Brady and the New England Patriots is not easy. A few strategies have worked for Pats opponents over the years, mostly going in the “don’ts” category. Don’t give Brady time to throw. Don’t give him the ability to hand-off for big gains. Don’t let the New England defense ankle-bite you in the Red Zone.

Oh, and for heaven’s sake don’t give Tom Terrific more than 30 seconds with the ball at the end of the fourth quarter. Okay…so a lot of NFL coaches have forgotten that one.

Fans whose team is about to take a trip to Foxborough tend to be in an anxious mood. But Tennessee Titans faithful are exploding in mirth at a clever tweet calling on ex-Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding – who famously ordered a surrogate to leg-whip rival Nancy Kerrigan with an iron bar – to come to the rescue.

Tonya, I believe you 100%.

Also, Tom Brady will be leaving the Patriots practice facility at 4:37pm tomorrow if you’re not doing anything.

Perhaps the message (sent in jest…we hope) resonates with fans due to the accusations of dirty tactics leveled at the Patriots franchise over the years, which include everything from spying on opposing-team signals (Spygate) to deflating footballs illegally.

Objectively, New England has benefited most from modern NFL rule-changes that have all-but-criminalized tight, physical pass coverage…of the sort the Patriots once used to defeat the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl. The changes benefit teams with immobile passing-specialist quarterbacks such as Brady while hurting signal-callers whose specialty is grinding out yards on the ground, such as Tim Tebow or Colin Kaepernick.

But whether it’s due to a grand-scale conspiracy or good old blocking and tackling, the Pats continue to rule on the gridiron and in the media. Brady is currently ranked 28th in SNIPdaily Top 100 and ranks fourth in our list of popular NFL players.

Tonya Harding is surging in the charts, reaching No. 4 overall following the release of the docudrama I, Tonya. There’s no word as to whether she’s interested in taking up Titans fans on their suggestion of another knee-knocker.

The Titans and Patriots will meet on Saturday evening in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.

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